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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding Wytheville more than $4 million for damage to their sewage treatment plant during Hurricane Helene. The agency is also awarding the Commonwealth more money to cover damage from disasters that occurred in 2022.
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The structures are among nearly three dozen that have fallen in recent years because of significant beach erosion.
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